Dr. Ventocilla has enjoyed helping patients see better since graduating from the UC Berkeley, School of Optometry in 1994. He completed a Pediatric Optometry Residency at Berkeley in 1995 and was a faculty member at the University of Michigan Department of Ophthalmology from 1995-2002. He presently continues as an Adjunct Clinical Professor with the Michigan College of Optometry.

In his spare time, Dr. Ventocilla enjoys spending time with his wife Phyllis and their four children. He is fluent in Spanish and has led volunteers in providing eye care in Mexico, Peru, Haiti and the Philippines.